i am just starting my electronics/robotics hobby, and i'm looking to meet people who build robots, especially small ones, are there any on this forum?

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i been looking for an active BEAM community, and outside of a newsgroup (i hate those) everything seems to be as dead as good taste.so, how do u feel about the state of hobby robotics present and future?what are people doing with their robot hobby these days, and where do you think it will go from here?